We grew up in a small town about thirty miles north of Pittsburgh — working-class, family-oriented, with a strong ethic to get things done.

Our families and our community taught us to seek, learn, and explore. That stayed with us when we left for much larger cities. The independent years brought us back together in Los Angeles.

We built Nonpareil Stays on those values. We are still learning, still improving, and still expanding into new markets.

Is it really failing? That is the question we have given our children, and the one we try to keep close ourselves. We would rather call it an opening.

We left careers we loved, raised our children, and built this company from that. Every stumble, every rejection, has been a chance to learn, grow, and turn toward something better. We have different strengths. Together we are strong.

The work comes with frustration, and sometimes sadness. The way through is to keep going, and to believe in ourselves. We are proof that it is possible.

Our childhoods were intertwined. Our mothers are sisters, and we grew up together through high school.

Birthday parties with the family. Outings with our grandparents — wading through creeks, running through cornfields, hiking in the woods, picking blackberries. Baking together. Holidays. High school football games. Dance recitals. And so much more.

That is the house we come from. The company came later.